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WiTNESSES ATFOHNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MERYL R. FAIBGHLLD, OF ROCHESTER, ILLINOIS.

GATE.

Application filed November 2, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, M nun. R. Fanicinnn. a citizen of the lfnitcd States, residing at Rochester, in the county of Sangamon and State of Illlinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to swinging gates and more particularly to an improved construction and means for opening and closing the-"gate. the primary object being to provide automatically operated means for b ld in; the gate in opened or closed position without the use of latches or other similar means.

Another obje t of the invention is the provision of :1 swinging gate adapted to he ivotally mounted upon a. supporting ole-- ment. the gate being connected to a plurality of levers associated with a weight whereby the gate may be manually operated and held in open or closed position by the weight.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a swinging gate which consists of comparatively few parts and is simple in construction. but durable and well adapted to withstand the rough usage to which de vices of this character are ordinarily subjected.

For a full description of the invention and the advantages and merits thereof. rcference is to be had to the following descrip tion and the accompauyiiig drawings. wherein is illustrated the preferred form of my invention, in which;

Figure l is a front elevation showing the gate in closed position.

Fig. 2 is an edge elevation showing the operating levers.

Fig. 3 is a top plan of the device, partly broken away, the dotted lines illustrating the position of the levers and the gate when the same is in open position.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section illustrating the manner of connecting the yoke with the weight.

Referring to the drawing. wherein is i111 3- trated the preferred form of my invention. and in which like numerals of reference in dieate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the supporting post 1 is arranged to form one side of the gate opening A and supports the strands of wire 2 which con titute the fence. Mounted in. close proximity to the. base of the post 1 is a. short post 3 which acts as a supportin Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 21, 1917.

Serial No. 129,191.

standard for the gate and is provided with a bearing 4 for receiving a pintle 5 upon which the gate is pivotally mounted for per nut ting the gate to swing to open or closed position.

The gate, designated by the numeral 6, comprises the upper frame bar 7 and the lower frame bar 8. W'hen in closed position these bars extend. beyond the post and overlap a portion of the fence 2 as shown by Fig. 3 of the. drawing. A pivot standard 9 is carried by the frame having its ends his toned to the T-fittings 10 and 11 carried by the frame liars T and S. This pivot stand ard t) is in vertical alineuient with the sup porting post The pintlc r is secured to the lowermost T-fitting ll and the upper fitting 10 is also provided with a. pintle 12 rueeiied by a supporting arm 13 which has one end fastened to the gate post 1. This construction permits the gate to be pivotally held in vertical position at all times and a full quarter turn can be made by the gate when the same is swung to open or closed position.

It will be noted that one end of the. gate is extended to project beyond the gate post 1 whereby it partially overlaps the wire strands 2 of the fence when in closed position. Embracing this portion of the gate is a guide yoke 14- which. as clearly 'shown by Fig. 3 of the drawing. ('(HMPI'lHBS a bifurcated member having the side arms 15 the terminals of which are pivotally connected to the standard 9 adjacent the upper end thereof. The free end oi th yoke or bifurcated member H extends around the end of the gate and is fastened to a weight 16 which is designed to embrace the end of the yoke 14 as shown by Fig. 4 of the drawing. This weight is provided with a neck 17 to which is connected :1 connecting rod 18 the opposite end of which is pivotally secured. to a fastening loop 19 carried by the top of a short post 20 which acts as an anchor for the end of the connecting rod 18. This post 20 is arranged in the ground at a point midway of the arc traveled by the {rate when the some is swung to open or closed position, being diagonally situated from the pivot point of the gate as clearly shown by Fig. 3 of the drawing.

Mounted at opposite sides of the gate and in alinement with the supporting post thereof arc the lever standards 21 and 22 which have. their top ends provided with rotatable caps 23 for pivotally receiving the operating levers 24 and 25. The proximate ends of the levers 24 and 25 are connected by the flexible elements 26 and 27 to one end of the lifting lever 29, the opposite end of which is engaged by a hook 30 carried by the fastening bolt 31 which secures the member 16 to the yoke 14.

W'hen the gate is in position shown in full lines in Figs. 2 and 3, the person who desires to open the gate will grasp either one of the pull chains 32 'or 33 which are carried by the levers 24 and 25 respectively, and exert a downward ull thereon. This will cause the lever to tilt on its pivot point and the lifting member 29 will raise the yoke 14 and one end of the connecting rod 18 thereby causing the gate to swing until the yoke has reached its upward limit of pivotal movement, whereupon the momentum, together with the weight 16, will cause the gate to continue to swing until it assumes the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3. By virtue of the connectin rod 18 being disposed in a position at rig t angles to its original position, the gate will be prevented from bein accidentally swung to closed position. T is construction prevents the gate from being swun open or closed by the wind and only a s ight exertion" by the person opening the gate is necessary when the pull is exerted on one of the chains 32 or 33.

From the foregoing it will be observed that a very simple and durableswinging gate has been provided, the details of which embody the preferred form. I desire it to be understood however, that slight changes in the minor details of construction ma be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

I claim:

1. In a swinging gate, the combination with sup orting elements for pivotally re ceiving t e gate, one portion of the gate projecting beyond the said pivoted portion thereof, a yoke embracing the said projected portion and means carried by the end of the said yoke and anchored at a point mid-way between the length of the arc of the projecting portion of the gate for imparting a swin ing motion thereto.

2. n a swinging gate, the combination with supporting elements for pivotally receiving the gate, the latter havlng a' rojecting portion extending beyond the said supporting elements, a, yoke embracing the said p 'ojectingportion, an anchored post, a lever pivotally connected to the said anchored post, and means associated with the lever and cooperating with the said yoke for com plating the swinging movement of the gate to open or closed position after receiving an initial swinging movement.

In a swinging gate, the combination with a supporting post and a fence 0st, means pivotally supporting the gate mm the said supporting post an anchored post, a bifurcated yoke pivotafl connected to the said means, means pivotal y mounted on the anchored post and disposed in the bifurcation of the said yoke, a weight carried b the end of the yoke and d the yoke downwardly, operating means including lifting levers connected to the said means for raising the said bifurcated yoke when the gate is swung whereby the swingmg movement of the ate Ina be completed by the said downwarf pull of the weight.

In a swinging gate, the combination with a supporting post and a fence post, a bearing mounted upon the supporting post, the said fence post carrying a sup or-ting arm havin its terminal in vertical alinement with t c said bearing, a pivot standard pivotally engaged with the said bearing and the said supporting arm, an anchored post, a bifurcated yoke pivotally connected to the pivot standard, means pivotall mounted on the anchored post and dispose in the bifurcation of the said bifurcated yoke, a weight carried bythe end of the yoke and tending to hold the latter downwardly, lifting levers, a pair of o positely extending operating levers pivota 1y mounted and having their proximate ends connectedto the lifting levers for raising the said bifurcated yoke when the gate is swung whereby the-swinging movement of the gate may be completed by the drop of the said weight.

In a swinging gate, the combination a supporting post and a fence post, a bearing mounted upon the supporting post, the said fence post carrying a supporting ar n havin its terminal in vertical alineinent with t e said hearing, a pivot standard having its ends pivotally engaged in the said bearing and the-said supporting arm an anchored post, a bifurcated yoke pivotally carried by the pivot standard, means pivotally mounted on the anchored post and connected to the said bifurcated yoke, a weight carried 1) the end of the yoke, lifting levers, and means connected to the lifting levers with and to the said weight for lifting the said operating to hol yoke whereby a swinging motion will be imparted to the said gate.

In testimony whereof I affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses. MERYL R. FAIRCHILD.

Witnesses:

J. EARL BELL, W. H. KEMON 

